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North and South in the mid 1800s

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is true about the N. and S. and how they worked?

a)

The North worked harder while the South worked smarter

b)

The South worked harder while the North worked smarter

c)

The East coast was developing new animals

d)

The West coast has better surfing

2.

Which was NOT a phase in the northern industrialization?

a)

Employers divided the jobs into smaller steps

b)

Factories were built to bring workers together

c)

Post Malone goes Psycho

d)

Workers use machines to complete the jobs

3.

What was the name of the first Clipper Ship (steamboat) used on the Hudson River

a)

The Chevy Chase

b)

The Kobe

c)

The Copacabana

d)

The Clermont

4.

Peter Cooper developed the first American steam powered locomotive. What was its name?

a)

Tom Thumb

b)

Mom Thumb

c)

Bomb Thumb

d)

Bass Drum

5.

What was the name of the machine that sent messages through electric signals across the country?

a)

The Iphone

b)

The typewriter

c)

The telegraph

d)

The Hey Mr. Telly Man, Telly Me Banana

6.

What code was is a series of dots and dashes, used to send secret messages?

a)

Moose code

b)

Horse code

c)

Fiber optics

d)

Morse code

7.

Who invented the steel-tipped plow ( a plow that could break up very hard ground so farmers could plant) in 1837?

a)

John Deere

b)

Reindeer

c)

John Lennon

d)

John Legend

8.

About how long was an average workday in a Northern factory?

a)

Six days

b)

11.4 hours

c)

3.14 hours

d)

8 hours

9.

What did workers organize into in order to protest against unfair conditions?

a)

Flash mob

b)

Bloods and Crips

c)

Secret socities

d)

Trade unions

10.

What state gave workers the legal right to strike before any other state did?

a)

California

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Garden

d)

South Carolina

11.

If you are facing a famine, what hardship are you dealing with?

a)

Lack of oxygen

b)

Lack of food

c)

Lack of shelter

d)

Lack of sleep

12.

Nativists blamed problems in society on...

a)

Immigrants

b)

lack of food

c)

overcrowded housing

d)

low pay for jobs

13.

Which was NOT a crop the south depended on to make money?

a)

Rice

b)

Cotton

c)

Sugar

d)

Citrus fruits

14.

In 1845, this man became the first licensed African-American lawyer in the United States

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

John Hancock

c)

Benjamin Daniel

d)

Macon B. Allen

15.

Which position in the south was likely to own a small farm, usually 20 to 50 acres?

a)

Yeomen

b)

Tenant Farmer

c)

Rural Poor

d)

Plantation owner

16.

What was the plantation supervisor called?

a)

Overlord

b)

Overseer

c)

Manager

d)

Thanos

17.

What was a network of safehouses, built to help slaves escape to the North?

a)

Soul train

b)

Freedom Express

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Life Line